# The Tussman Program Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 The Tussman Program Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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The Tussman Program

## What is The Tussman Program?

The Tussman Program is legal billing software created by an attorney for attorneys. Since 1985, Tussman Programs, Inc. has been a leader in developing easy-to-use legal billing, accounting, and docket calendar software.Conceived and written by a practicing California attorney, The Tussman Program has been in business for over 32 years. We specialize in the small to medium size firm and are used by over 1,000 firms in virtually all 50 states.

## What is The Tussman Program used for?

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Overall rating

Based on 33 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

100%

Neutral

0%

Negative

0%

Starting price

$695

Per User, One Time

Free trial  
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4.8 (33)

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Starting Price

$695

Per User, One Time

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$49

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

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Ease Of Use

4.8 (33)

Ease Of Use

4.6 (530)

Value For Money

4.9 (28)

Value For Money

4.5 (471)

Customer Service

4.9 (32)

Customer Service

4.6 (514)

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User Rating

94%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Time Tracking

4.8 (21)

61.90% of 21 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Measure and track time including hours worked and paid time off (PTO)

Accounting

4.9 (18)

50.00% of 18 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc.

Expense Tracking

4.9 (15)

53.33% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred

Automatic Billing

4.9 (14)

50.00% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Setup and send recurring or automated bills

Client Portal

4.8 (13)

46.15% of 13 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Private online space that lets businesses securely share documents and provide information access to clients

Task Management

4.3 (7)

42.86% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

The Tussman Program 15 features

Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc.

Setup and send recurring or automated bills

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar

Private online space that lets businesses securely share documents and provide information access to clients

Search and check for conflicts of interest or statutes of limitations

Scheduling based on federal, state, or local court rules and deadlines

Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred

Software is specifically designed to address the needs of professionals in the law industry

Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions

Manage and support multiple locations

Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity

Track staff hours through a calendar view

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Measure and track time including hours worked and paid time off (PTO)

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Features

4.8 (32)

4.8

Based on 32 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.9 (28)

Free Trial

Basic

$695.00

Per User,One Time

Value for money

4.9 (28)

4.9

Based on 28 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.9 (32)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.9 (32)

4.9

Based on 32 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.8

Based on 33 reviews

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5(28)

4(5)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

SS

Sean S.

Paralegal

Law Practice

### "The Tussman Program Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 28, 2021

You can really do a lot with this program. One thing I really enjoyed was the ability to make lists and generate reports, filtered by the parameters we needed. We used this to quickly find out who to send Christmas cards to, what cases are active, what cases have pending items, who has referred cases to us in the past year, and a plethora of others. What is even better is the support staff are so easy to reach and/or quick to return calls, it really makes you feel appreciate, and operate more efficiently and stress-free.

Pros

This product is really easy to integrate into your business. As new clients come in you add their information in the program and as you provide services, you input what you do. You can also separate the costs, administrative time, non-billable costs/time, billable hours, etc. It then prints the invoice out in an easy to read document. You can also customize certain features to better fit your needs and make billing quicker and more efficient.

Cons

One thing I would would like to see improved is the ability to undo more than once, like (ctr + z) in Microsoft. This program only lets you undue once. Also, there is a button next to spell check button that inserts the text from the previous entry and then there is no way to undue it. Sometimes when I am going to spell check my billing entry description, I accidently click on this box and then have to type what I originally had all over again. Its not too bad, just annoying. But, that is something I would like to see altered in future version.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

BH

Bethany H.

Business Administrator

Accounting

### "Undeniable Value"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

December 6, 2021

We have been using it as long as I have worked here, the best part being the ability for create reports for various situations and tasks

Pros

The reporting is very robust and customizable, some reports can be exported to CSV and they can be filtered down very easily.

Cons

I wish there were more ways to import data.

Reasons for choosing The Tussman Program

I was not here when we purchased the Tussman Program however whenever being approached by other software sales, nothing compares for the cost.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

IG

Irene G.

Billing Administration

Law Practice

### "Tussman review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 17, 2021

I have been using this product for the past 20 years. I also use for other small legal billing for sole practitioners.

Pros

New cloud hosting so I don't have to back up anymore.

Cons

Nothing. It has all the reports and functions I need.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CT

Cheryl t.

owner

Legal Services

### "Tussman is the best billing program on the market."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 17, 2021

Tussman is my billing program. It is fantastic. Simple to use and maneuver - especially when i have a client who wants to see a different format than my basic format. The entries are easy to edit and simple to understand.

Pros

This product is very intuitive and simple to use and set up. The very best thing about this program is the phenomenal support from \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] himself. I have trained many people on this program and we are all very happy with the ease of use, intelligent formats and flexibility.

Cons

I would like more fields in the "client name" section to add the title of the particular case.

Reasons for choosing The Tussman Program

Ease of use, great support, beautiful formats.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AB

ArNell B.

Billing Manager

Law Practice

### "Why I Love Tussman"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 16, 2021

I love this program! After using a "business" billing program for 5 years, finding the Tussman program made things so much easier since it is Taylor made for a law practice. We've been using it since 1993, and don't plan to switch to anything else - ever!

Pros

The program is so easy to use and fits all the various areas of law our firm practice: litigation, estate planning, general legal, collections etc. The options are there to configure bills to fit the type of file.

Cons

When entering payments, I would like the program to "hold" the check or payment reference number so after a portion of the payment was applied to Fees, you didn't have to retype what are sometimes lengthy check/payment numbers again, when a portion of the payment was applied to Costs in the very next entry. Regarding the trust account, it would be helpful on collection type billings if the "Cut off Date for Payments" also applied to payments made into trust. When we do a monthly bill in early November for file work thru 10/31/21 for instance, so that any money in trust collected in the month of October can be paid out to client and to our firm, if a debtor has made a payment that was put into trust November 2 or 3, it shows on the Trust Account Recap, even if the cut off date of 10/31/21 is used. This causes confusion since we would not yet be paying out payments made in the month of November.

Reasons for choosing The Tussman Program

Tussman fits all the various areas of law our firm practices, and bills can be configured to fit the type of client file.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

TH

Tonja H.

Office Manager

Legal Services

### "The Tussman Program Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 16, 2021

This program has a really helpful User Manual that I refer to still after 10 years of using this software. When all else fails and I need assistance \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] has always been very gracious and quick to answer my emails and help me.

Pros

The entering of time and expenses are extremely easy to use. We use this program mostly for billing purposes and it works wonderful for our needs. I took care of billing at a previous law firm and used two different billing software programs and The Tussman Program beats them hands down on ease of use.

Cons

For the most part I have not experienced many problems with Tussman. Sometimes it is difficult to select the correct choices for reports but that could be that I just do not understand what I am doing.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

PS

Peter S.

Attorney

Law Practice

### "Long time User"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 16, 2021

I have used this program for timekeeping, billing , client management and calendar for over 50 years. That about says it all. It’s simple and it works and customer service is responsive.

Pros

Ease of intuitive use and overall simplicity

Cons

Not smart phone compatible for portability

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CJ

Chrystal J.

Legal Assistant

Law Practice

### "Tussman review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

November 15, 2021

Overall experience has been pretty good. Easy to use and the \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] responds quickly to help questions.

Pros

Easy to use once you get the hang of it. Easy to figure out certain functions without having to contact support or read instruction manual.

Cons

Freezes more than I would like. When filtering charges, if you have many years of charges as we do, it freezes up/draws blank.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SP

Sharon P.

Office Administrator

Law Practice

### "Best Billing Program "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 15, 2021

We initially used the Tussman Program for our Legal Billing only. However about 10 years ago we decided to change from Peachtree Accounting and use the Tussman Accounting side of their program. What a pleasant experience.

Pros

We purchased the Tussman Program back in 1992 and have never even thought of changing. We previously used Time Slips for our law practice. What a nightmare that program was. The Tussman Program was easy to implement, easy to set up and easy to use.

Cons

I have no complaints whatsoever regarding the Tussman Program.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MY

Marissa Y.

Office Manager

Legal Services

### "User friendly, easy to customize, great software"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 15, 2021

Pros

Entering time for billing in super easy, making changes even more so. If I've ever had an issue I couldn't resolve myself, customer support has always been able to resolve near-immediately!

Cons

Some of the reports don't quite generate the way I expect or hope they will on the first try, but overall they're incredibly useful.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

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